Organic Edible Gardening Workshops: Food Security/No Food Miles Caralyn Lagrange, author of Gardening and Eating for Living, will show you how to set up an organic edible garden with a focus on environmentally friendly living and gardening for health and wellness. Times: 9.30 to 2.30 – Bookings essentialTea/Coffee included; BYO LunchCost: Weekends $88, cons. and weekdays $55,   Venue: Shambhala Place, 16 Nelson Street, Bedfordale.Telephone: (08) 9498 1555Website: www.bedfordale.comemail: agardenpath@bedfordale.com 

Topics:

Organic growing methods including using raised garden beds;

Seed saving and germination; herb harvesting and drying;Composting and worm farming; inputs suitable for organic gardeningEstablishing micro-climates; pest and disease prevention

Plant selection for health and wellness; gardening with injuries, illness and disability

Specific requirements for Certified Organic horticulture; bush tucker;

Convert your pool into a fish farm; grey-water gardens;

Fire-retardant/bird and insect attracting/fodder plants.

 ‘A Garden Path’ is a Certified Organic (NASAA) Environmental Education Venue. It has been featured on ABC TV Gardening Australia program (2005), Channel 9’s The Garden Gurus, (2007) and the Channel 10 Environment Award program (Winner April 2008).  In 2007 Caralyn Lagrange won the Individual Achievement Category of the WA Government Environment Awards. She is a Finalist in the 2008 Channel 10 National Environment Awards.